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Volume 86 • Issue 38
Sterling’s NBA : ‘No Blacks Allowed’
A ‘Sterling’ Example of Our Confusion
By Ron Busby, Sr.
The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. is a business organization,
whose sole purpose is to improve the lives of Black people by
actively working to change the market environment. USBC
advocates for improvements in capital access, increased opportunity and the transfer of the skills necessary to successfully, and profitably compete in America’s economy.
Despite this clarity of purpose, the organization is often
called upon to weigh in on issues that typically are addressed
by civil rights or social justice organizations. The continued
evidence of inequality, racism, bigotry, discrimination and
hatred being directed against Black people, is inevitably the
business of the organization, and its perspective is always
going to be a business perspective.
That said, Donald Sterling is a businessman who owns,
among other interests, a National Basketball Association
franchise. Donald Sterling said some insulting remarks that
prove his disdain for Black people, presumably including the
men whose athletic ability make his franchise valuable. And,
Donald Sterling, through his twisted thinking, has hijacked all
of Black America’s communications channels.
Facebook, Twitter, radio, newspapers were all on fire this
week with commentary about Sterling and what must be done
to make him pay.
Black America, even after the furor over Sterling’s telephonic rant has dissipated, will still suffer from gross inequality.
The $2.5 million fine levied by the NBA for his “transgression”
is a pittance for someone whose fortune is reported to be over
a billion dollars. His franchise, the Los Angeles Clippers, will
still receive millions of dollars in television royalty payments,
even if he is not allowed to attend games or go to his office.
And all the while, Black businesses are still not able to
qualify for a loan guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the
United States government! Black businesses are still failing
to net their federally mandated share of contracts awarded
by that same government. As a result, Black unemployment
figures - as reported by the same federal government -- are
still spiraling skyward, with no apparent ceiling.
This is not to diminish the obvious — that Sterling’s
perspective is unacceptable, is deserving of any fine, penalty,
compensatory payment and public shaming available under
law. But Congress makes the laws that limit our ability to have
equitable access in the marketplace and the courts interpret
and uphold those laws, even in the face of glaring inequity.
Donald Sterling’s despicable record in denying housing
opportunities to Black families has had more direct impact on
Black folks than anything he may have said to his “side piece”
in a recorded phone conversation. So, maybe Sterling is a pretty good place to start showing just how angry we are today.
If we truly want to demonstrate our displeasure, let our
money do our talking. Do something different - support
Black-owned businesses. The fact is that if each of America’s Black-owned businesses earned enough money to hire
just one new employee, we’d wipe out Black unemployment
overnight.
So, we have a real opportunity here to prove that we really
have taught our dollars some sense. Racism, bigotry, discrimination and personal animus seem to be - after all these years
-- beyond our control. Unfortunately for us, those behaviors
are also apparently beyond the control of federal laws designed to stamp them out.
Our money, however, is entirely within our control. If you
don’t like racism, don’t finance it. If you don’t appreciate being
discriminated against, don’t finance it. After all, money talks...
and you-know-what walks. You can take that to the bank! (A
Black-owned bank, please!)
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May 1- 7 2014
FedEx Shooting Leaves Workers Dr. C.T. Vivian to Headline Official
Stunned and Confused
Commemoration of Atlanta’s Journey
By Ray Henry and Judith Ausuebel
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It was before sunrise when the young
man drove to the FedEx package-sorting
center where he worked outside Atlanta,
armed with a shotgun and Molotov cocktails.
At 5:54 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, police said,
Geddy Kramer opened fire on a guard at the
entrance to the business.
When he emerged from his car, a witness
said, he had ammunition draped across his
chest “like Rambo.” He shot more people
inside the sprawling warehouse, police said,
sending other co-workers scattering as
gunfire rang out. One man injured himself
trying to flee.
Kramer then made his way to a trailer
where he killed himself, ending the rampage.
Police declined to say what his motive was,
but the explosive devices indicate his destructive intensions. The explosives weren’t
used and all six victims survived their
wounds.
“It was chaos,” said David Titus, a FedEx
truck driver who was waiting to get into the
center just before 6 a.m. when he saw a man
walk up and shoot a security guard in the
abdomen.
He said the man then went inside and
more gunshots rang out from inside the
building.
FedEx clerk Liza Aiken said she was
working when she heard something drop,
looked to her left and saw the gunman.
“He had bullets strapped across his chest
like Rambo” and held a knife, Aiken said.
By around 6 a.m., dozens of officers from
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multiple agencies swarmed the center about
25 miles north of Atlanta that sorts packages
and loads them onto vehicles for delivery. The police secured the perimeter and
blocked roads leading to the FedEx center.
Dozens of workers were taken by car and bus
to a skating-rink parking lot to call relatives
for rides. Some family members got out of
their cars and hugged the workers.
The suspect, identified by police as the
19-year-old Kramer of Acworth, worked as
a package handler at the sprawling facility,
Cobb County police Sgt. Dana Pierce said.
Investigators have an idea of what his motive
may have been, but they declined to disclose
it.
Three of the victims were critically wounded, though only one remained in critical
condition by late Tuesday afternoon.
A 28-year-old man who underwent surgery was in critical condition late Tuesday,
while a 52-year-old woman who underwent
surgery was upgraded to stable, police said.
A 22-year-old man’s condition was also
upgraded to stable.
Among the others wounded were a
42-year-old woman and two men, ages
38 and 19. By Wednesday afternoon, the
19-year-old was the third one to be released
from the hospital.
The company offered no details about the
attack, saying only that it was “focused on
the needs of our team members and cooperating with the law enforcement investigation
of this tragedy.”
One-of-a-kind Head
Lice Treatment Center
Opens in Atlanta
Sheila Fassler, RN has opened the only licensed health care
practice in Atlanta that is solely focused on treating head lice,
Pediatric Hair Solutions.
“Our treatment protocols are science-based, and backed by
well-documented research and clinical studies,” says Fassler, RN.
Fassler, a medical nurse, treats head lice with the FDACleared AirAllé medical device. The device dehydrates and
kills head lice and their nits (eggs) in one treatment, using only
heated air, and no chemicals.
“We already have pharmacists and school nurses recommending us. We are the only company that has partnered with
the Atlanta areas largest pharmacy chain, Concord Pharmacies,”
says Fassler, RN.
To celebrate the grand opening, and also help with the increase in infestations after spring break, Fassler and her certified
employees, are offering free head checks to the public.
“We always see an uptick around spring break, and summer
camp is right around the corner, so it’s important to get your
head checked, just as you would get a check-up at the dentist,”
says Fassler.
The AirAllé medical device was developed by biologists at the
University of Utah, and is safe and effective
at killing all stages of head lice,
including the eggs.
“We can take care of this
problem in less than an hour.
This is why we’re here. No one
should have to suffer,”
concludes Fassler.
from Civil War to Civil Rights
The City of Atlanta’s official commemoration of the 150th
anniversary of the Civil War in Atlanta begins Saturday, May
3 at 10 a.m. with a kick-off event and opening ceremonies at
the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library.
The opening ceremonies include keynote speakers Dr.
C.T. Vivian and Dr. Todd Groce.
Dr. Vivian, a leader of the Civil Rights Movement and the
2013 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Honor, will speak
on how as Atlantans, we have a shared history of both slavery and Civil Rights. Dr. Groce, President and CEO of the
Georgia Historical Society will be speaking about the Civil
War in Atlanta and why it still matters.
The Atlanta Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission,
which was established to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Atlanta, is hosting the opening
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ceremonies. Afterwards, the commission is inviting visitors
to tour other participating venues, which will have free tours and activities.
Free trolleys will shuttle the visitors to and from the venues throughout the day, including
Oakland Cemetery, the Grant Mansion, Cyclorama and the East Atlanta Village, which is the
site of the battlefield. Schedules and maps will be provided.
U.S. Fund for UNICEF Raises Over
$500,000 at the Fourth
Annual UNICEF Experience Atlanta
On Sunday, April 27, the U.S. Fund for
UNICEF hosted The UNICEF Experience
Atlanta, a unique event designed to actively engage the Atlanta community around
issues facing children across the globe and to
raise funds for UNICEF. The fourth annual
UNICEF Experience was held at the Foundry at Puritan Mill and drew more than 350
of local supporters. The event helped raise
$519,300 for UNICEF’s lifesaving programs.
Attendees had the opportunity to experience UNICEF’s innovative programs in
water and sanitation, emergencies, education
and protection response. They also were able
to visit four regions of the world, experience
an emergency situation and how UNICEF
responds, and look at the hardships faced
by vulnerable children in these developing
countries—all without leaving Atlanta.
HGTV’s Vern Yip spoke about his experiences as a UNICEF Ambassador and
introduced the first Global Community
Hero Award to Al Horford from the Atlanta Hawks. Horford was honored with the
Global Community Hero Award because of
his ongoing global efforts with the National
Basketball Association.
The event was led by Founding Chair and
UNICEF Ambassador Vern Yip, Alexandra
Walter, Rebecca Gupta, Rose Mutombo, and
Enid Draluck.
Tour de SWAT Bike Ride to Show
Off Atlanta’s Neighborhoods
ATLANTA – Atlanta City Councilmember Cleta Winslow, Adair Park Today, and
EpiCity Realty are sponsoring the Tour de
SWAT Bike Ride on Saturday, May 3 at 10:00
a.m. The public is invited to re-discover
southwest Atlanta. The bike ride promotes
the area’s history, its homes, and neighborhoods.
The self-guided 13-mile tour starts at
Adair Park II (bounded by Murphy Avenue, Gillette Avenue, Lillian Avenue and
Tift Street SW). The ride will go through
the historic neighborhoods of Adair Park,
Pittsburgh, Capitol View Manor, Capitol
View, Oakland City, Westview, the West End,
and conclude back at Adair Park II. These
neighborhoods were established between
1835 and 1925.
“This bike ride encourages healthier
lifestyles and stronger neighborhoods so that
we are able to thrive in this wonderful city,”
said Winslow. “If we take advantage of the
good things we have available in our own
backyard, we can make positive changes in
the community.”
There will be limited registration on-site
before the tour. Children 12 and under are
free with a paid adult – all children must be
accompanied by an adult. Bike rentals will
be available through the Beltline Bike Shop
978, Murphy Avenue SW.
For more information, please call Councilmember Winslow’s office at (404) 3306047.
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BUSINESS
May 1-7, 2014
Business (E)ssentials Bootcamp Coca Cola Names New EVP
Whips Business Owners Into
Shape
ATLANTA, GA -For two power-packed
days, Online
Sales Guru,
John Lawson,
will engage
participants
in intense
“Bootcamp”
training
sessions,
where they
will develop
John Lawson
their own
customized internet marketing and communications plans and gain essential SEO,
CRM and marketing skills that will position
their businesses to take advantage of today’s
booming $262 billion dollar
online
sales industry. The Hilton Garden Inn at the Atlanta Airport
will be Ground Zero for the
event that takes place on Friday
May, 15 and Saturday, May 16,
2014; 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.
Sponsored by Phoenix-based software powerhouse, InfusionSoft, the Business (E)ssentials Bootcamp
is designed specifically for
small business owners who
want to implement an online
sales program or those who
want increase their current
sales.
Along with an abundance of vital information, this powerful, content-rich workshop series will deliver its participants plenty
of unexpected perks including an opening
night cocktail reception, catered breakfast
and lunch as well as a few prestigious special
guests and more than $1500 in bonus materials and resources.
Bootcamp Trainers include Brent Leary,
writer for “Small Business Trends News”
and a Partner at CRM Essentials, Inc., a
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consultancy and training firm, specializing
in Customer Relationship Management
and email marketing; Jeffrey Brathwaite, an
Internet technology strategist who trains
businesses to use Web 2.0 tools to increase
customer base and boost productivity; Al
Loise, Director of Market Development for
Vayu Media, an Atlanta based search engine
optimization and online marketing firm;
and Jacqueline Knight, 27-year veteran in
business development, public relations and
marketing, and managing partner at Knight
Owl Communications, LLC.
“We’re keeping this group intentionally
small,” says Lawson. “We want to deliver a
personal, one-to-one experience and develop
a plan specifically for each business. When
they walk out the door at the end of the
weekend, they will know precisely and exactly what they will need to do and how they
need to do it, in order to successfully market
on the internet and increase
sales.”
Lawson, who recently
released Kick Ass Social
Commerce for E-Preneurs, a
bestseller published by BenBella Books, is no “newbie” to
eCommerce. He is the CEO
of 3rd Power Outlet, an online
clothing retailer that has sold
nearly $30 million dollars in
products and he has traveled
to three dozen countries and
trained more than 11,000 business owners worldwide.
“This year’s conference is
particularly important,” Lawson continues. “As advances in technology,
eCommerce and online marketplaces rocket
forward, online retailers are on the threshold
of phenomenal growth and even traditional
retailers are seeking ways to expand and
increase their bottom line via the internet.
If you have a business and you’re not selling
your goods and services online, you’re
missing out on an extremely critical marketplace.”
Kathy N. Waller has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer
of The Coca-Cola Company. Ms. Waller is
responsible for leading the company’s Global
Finance organization and representing the
company to investors, lenders and rating
agencies. She oversees M&A, investor relations, tax, treasury, audit, accounting and
controls, financial reporting and analysis, and
real estate and risk management.
Waller joined The Coca-Cola Company in
1987 as a senior accountant in the Accounting
Research Department and assumed roles of
increasing responsibility, including principal
accountant for the Northeast Europe/Africa
Group, marketing controller for the McDonald’s Group, vice president and chief of Internal Audit, and vice president, controller.
Ms. Waller is actively involved with several
women’s initiatives including serving as the
Chair of the Women’s Leadership Council and
assisting in the development of the company’s highly successful Women in Leadership
Global Program.
In addition to her responsibilities at The
Coca-Cola Company, Waller also serves on
the Board of Trustees of the University of
Rochester, her Alma mater, and the Board of
Trustees of Spelman College. She also serves
on the advisory board of Catalyst, a leading
nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding opportunities for women and business.
Prior to joining The Coca-Cola Company,
Waller worked for Deloitte. She received her
bachelor’s and MBA degrees from the University of Rochester and is a CPA.
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COMMUNITY
District 11 Neighborhood Jazz Concert Slated for Saturday,
May 3rd at Adams Park
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Atlanta City Councilmember Keisha
Lance Bottoms, in partnership with the
Atlanta Jazz Festival, will present a free
Neighborhood Jazz Concert from 3 until
8 p.m. on Saturday, May 3rd at Adams
Park, located at 1620 Delowe Drive S.W.
Performers will include saxophonist
J.O. Wyatt; saxophonist J. Henry; vocalist
Tony Hightower; vocalist Julie Dexter
and the Mays-Young Jazztet, featuring
students from Benjamin E. Mays High
School and Jean Childs Young Middle
School.
This is a free event. Attendees are
encouraged to bring their blankets, chairs
and picnic baskets.
The Atlanta Jazz Festival, which takes
place May 23-25 this year, is an annual
musical showcase that celebrates jazz in
venues throughout metro Atlanta. The
festival exposes and entertains a diverse
audience of jazz enthusiasts to the rich
heritage of jazz.
For more information on the Neighborhood Jazz Concert at Adams Park call
Councilmember Bottoms’ office at (404)
330-6054.
AARP Georgia and the City
of Atlanta Celebrate New
Age-Friendly Designation
Board Chair Mary Parker & President & CEO Leona Barr-Davenport
Cordially Invite You to the...
th i rt y-si x th a n n u a l
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
a p p r e c i at i o n l u n c h e o n
Tuesday | May 20, 2014 | 11:30 am
Atlanta Marriott Marquis | 265 Peachtree Center Ave.
For information or tickets, visit www.atlantabusinessleague.org
or call (404) 584-8126 | RSVP by Friday, May 16
36th Annual CEO Awards Luncheon Co-Chairs | Additional Info
Rodney Bullard
Executive Director, Chick-fil-A Foundation
John Deushane
President & GM, The Networks of 11Alive
2014 CEO Luncheon Honorees
LEAGUE LEADERSHIP
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
CEO OF THE YEAR
VISIONS OF EXCELLENCE
CATALYST
Dennis Boyden
Bill Bolling
Emanuel Jones
Cynthia Day
Doug Shipman
The Honorable
Ceasar Mitchell
Regional Director,
External Affairs
AT&T
Executive Director
Atlanta Community
Food Bank
President
Legacy Ford
President / CEO
Citizens Trust Bank
Executive Director
Center for Civil and
Human Rights
President
Atlanta City Council
About the ABL CEO Luncheon
Each year the Atlanta Business League (ABL) recognizes local chief executive officers (CEO) for outstanding participation
in minority vendor development and community activities. The honors we confer are based in part on the willingness of
extremely busy executives to take on work vital to carrying forward the agenda of the ABL and the business community,
which is establishing and building economic equality for minority enterprises. In addition to CEOs the ABL recognizes
a number of individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions in the development of minority
business in the metro Atlanta area.
Sponsors
May 1-7, 2014
Celebrate Atlanta becoming an
Age-Friendly Community at the Atlanta
City Hall Atrium, 55 Trinity Avenue, SW,
Atlanta on Monday, May 5, at 11 am during
a celebration for Senior Day. AARP Georgia
will join City of Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed
to announce Atlanta’s designation as an
Age-Friendly Community in honor of Older
Atlantans Month. The designation is from
the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities, affiliated with the World Health
Organization.
An Age-Friendly Community is designed
to establish an inclusive and accessible
environment that encourages active and
healthy aging for all ages. It also proactively
focuses on those elements of communities
that enhance independent living with a goal
of having older citizens take a more active
role in their communities. Atlanta is beginning the first steps of its five-year journey to
becoming an Age-Friendly Community. An
advisory council of key, local community
members, and leaders will be created.
“As an international city, it’s only fitting
that the City of Atlanta become a part of a
Global Network of Age-Friendly Communities committed to creating physical and social environments that promote safe, healthy,
active, and quality lifestyles for people as
they age,” says Charima Young, Associate
State Director, Community Outreach, AARP
Georgia.
Young states that AARP and the City of
Atlanta are working jointly to ensure that
the city remains relevant to those who want
to live their best lives by ensuring inclusivity
for residents of all ages. This new designation
will incorporate and streamline planning
strategies that allow residents to remain in
their communities for a lifetime. Soon the
community can get involved through upcoming live Age-Friendly town hall meetings
in June. Discussions will include safe walkable streets to access to better retail and social services, the benefits of an Age-Friendly
Atlanta are endless.
Associate State Director for AARP
Advocacy, David Pilgrem, says, “Atlanta is
commonly referred to as the gateway of the
south. Everyday a one-way ticket lands in
Atlanta with those passengers calling Atlanta their new home. Our city has become
known as a welcomed refuge for retirees and
45 percent of the 1.6 million new people that
call Georgia home are age 50 and older. So
every time a plane lands - Atlanta changes
and Georgia changes.”
AARP Georgia anticipates working
collectively with the City of Atlanta to create
long-lasting impact and sustainability that m
Aspen Institute Brings Local
Non-profit to National Stage
On Tuesday, April 29,
Sheltering
Arms Early
Education and
Family Centers became
a member of
the Aspen Institute Ascend
Network, a
new network
of leading
organizations using
Walter Isaacson
two-generation approaches to disrupt poverty and
create economic mobility for families. Sheltering Arms is one of the initial 58 organizations, selected from 24 states and the District
of Columbia, that represent the leading edge
of a national movement around two-generation approaches. Two-generation approaches
look at the whole family’s needs and provide
opportunities for children and their parents
together. Sheltering Arms is implementing
the two-generation approach in partnership
with the Atlanta Civic Site – Annie E. Casey
Foundation and The Center for Working
Families.
“These leaders are fueling change for
America’s families,” said Walter Isaacson,
president and CEO of the Aspen Institute.
“As we reflect on the 50th anniversary of the
‘War on Poverty,’ the Aspen Institute is proud
to invest in transformational ideas to break
the cycle of intergenerational poverty.”
The Aspen Institute identified Sheltering
Arms through a highly selective national
competition. More than 250 organizations
applied to join the Network and receive
funding from the Aspen Institute Ascend
Fund. The selected organizations ranged
from community colleges seeking to better
serve student parents and their children, to
early childhood centers engaging parents
in pathways to employment, to two-generation partnerships spearheaded by Promise
Neighborhoods, United Ways, and women’s
foundations.
In the United States today, nearly 45
percent of all children live in low-income
families. Almost 25 percent of today’s college students are parents. Yet our education
and human services systems have not kept
up with the needs of 21st century families.
Together, Sheltering Arms and the Ascend
Network are redesigning programs and
policies to create a legacy of opportunity that
passes from one generation to the next.
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Gospel Artist Sharetta-Nicole Gives Testimony Through Song
God gives His minstrels songs of praise
to sing. Some choose to sing their songs in
spite of the trials and enormous challenges
they have endured. With a testimony on her
lips and new songs of praise in her heart,
Gospel recording artist Sharetta-Nicole, an
award winning Gospel songstress, is ready to
set the world on fire for the Lord.
Recounting the harrowing story, of her
childhood, she says, “I was molested at a
very young age by a brother and an uncle.
When I was 12 years old, I lost my father in
an unfortunate and tragic medical accident.
Responding to the screams of my mother,
my brothers and I ran to the bedroom to
find my father lying against the bed. I felt my
father’s spirit leaving the room and I knew
right then and there that he was not returning back to us. .” Unfortunately, Sharetta-Nicole’s misery did not end there.
With her mother having to raise the children alone, life was tough, and the cycle of
loss and grief continued in Sharetta-Nicole’s
life with the deaths of a niece, who died in
Spiritual Best Seller Book ‘The
Shack’ To Become Movie Starring
Idris, Forest and Oprah
Reports indicate that
Idris Elba has been offered
a lead role in The Shack,
and Oprah Winfrey is also
circling to star. The film,
already making headlines
with Forest Whitaker’s
attachment to direct and star, is a Christian
novel by Wm. Paul Young is a New York
Times bestseller
The story centers on Mackenzie Allen
Phillips after his youngest daughter is
abducted on a family vacation. He finds
evidence that she may have been brutally
murdered in a shack, and after wallowing in
depression for nearly four years, receives a
note to return to the shack and face his demons. What he finds there ends up changing
him forever, as he has a profound meeting
with God.
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Howard and Taraji P. Henson, are all considered strong contenders for a series pickup,
which didn’t bode well for “Almost Human.”
Urban played a human cop paired with
Ealy’s lifelike combat-model android in
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Touched by Willie’s story, Hezekiah Walker, the songwriter behind “Every Praise,” flew
to Atlanta this week to meet the young man.
Walker told WSB-TV that he believes God
spoke through him to “save that boy’s life.”
“You never know who you’re going to
touch,” the gospel singer said.
According to CBS Atlanta, there’s $10,000
reward for the capture of the man who
kidnapped Willie. The suspect is described
as a black male in his mid- to late-20s. He is
said to have been wearing khaki shorts and a
white, short-sleeve shirt with a Nike logo at
the time of the abduction.
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her sleep, and another niece and nephew
who passed away in a house fire. Her mother
and sister were kidnapped and ultimately her
sister was raped and her mother was murdered. Later on, she lost a brother to AIDS.
After going through stages of deep depression and even suicide attempts, Sharetta-Nicole was introduced to Jesus Christ at
the age of 15. That one decision changed the
entire trajectory of her life.
Having released Level One: Jeremiah
29:11, her first studio album she’s readying
her sophomore musical offering, which is as
yet untitled.
An Urban Inspiration Award Winner
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public apology for the incident that took
place involving Moore, but oddly, does not
mention the ex-beauty queen at all. She also
alleges that her former husband, famed exNFL-player-turned-sports-announcer Kordell Stewart physically and mentally abused
her during their short but explosive union.
Below is her heartfelt mea culpa:
‘Real Housewives’ I was manipulated and bullied and at the reunion taping when emotions
were heightened. I was pushed too far with
objects waved in my face and my personal
space was continuously violated, and I reacted
in a way which I am not proud of. Violence
is not the answer and I want to apologize to
my fans, the viewers, and the other ladies for
my behavior. For the thousands of supporters
that have stuck by me, I thank you immensely
and encourage you to donate to shelters for
abused woman and support charities that
stop bullying. As I mentioned on the show,
I am embarrassed of my reaction and the
way that I handled the provocation and I am
dedicated to helping others learn appropriate
ways to cope
with bullies
and abusers,
and from
this experience, I hope
to continue
on a path
of personal
and spiritual
growth.”
“I suffered severe bullying since I was a
child, to the extent of contemplating suicide
and was also physically and mentally abused
in my marriage. Throughout the season on
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to ‘The Greatest Mix’ Celebration
The NNPA, a federation of approximately 200 Black newspapers, the Hip Hop
Union, a governing body of businesses and
entrepreneurs and the largest DJ coalition
in the world join forces to eliminate the
communication barriers that have plagued
Black America for years. ‘The Greatest Mix’
luncheon will bring together generations
that have often stood on separate sides of
the table when it comes to hip-hop. For the
first time in history, all parties have agreed to
level the playing field and work together for
the betterment of Black America.
‘The Greatest Mix’ Luncheon moderated
by George Curry, editor-in-chief of NNPA
News Service seeks to capture the essence of
how the power of hip-hop and the power of
the Black Press can improve circumstances
in the areas of politics, economics and positive images in the media.
“Hip-Hop often carries a stereotypical
stigma of misogyny, violence and ignorance,
which unfortunately sometimes is true.
What gets lost is in translation is why people
continue to gravitate and support the culture
despite the downsides. This collaboration
with the NNPA will connect the dots to the
places that hip-hop does not explore because
we do not have the guidance,” said Jineea
Butler, president of the Hip Hop Union.
“This is an opportunity for us to learn
from each other and build on our strengths
and eliminate our weaknesses as a collective
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Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank has
added major league soccer to his repertoire
of sports ownership. He paid $70 million
for an expansion franchise and was recently
joined by Mayor Kasim Reed and Major
League Soccer commissioner Don Garber to
announce his latest venture.
While the MLS team currently lacks a
president, logo and name, it does have a
home. It will share space with the Atlanta
Falcons at the new $1.2 billion stadium
scheduled for completion in 2017. The team’s
season is set to begin in March of 2017 and
five thousand $50 deposits for ownership
in the Atlanta MLS 2017 season are being
accepted now. The first 5,000 fans who post
a deposit will be eligible to purchase up to
eight season tickets and will become founding members of the club.
Blank and company pulled out all the
stops to introduce Atlanta’s newest sports
team to soccer fans and media in spectacular
fashion. With big screen displays outside the
press conference going on in the Veranda
event space, the crowd of soccer supporters
reveled in the high energy atmosphere along
Marietta Street.
Blank who says he and his family are avid
soccer fans, first considered owning an MLS
unit. We have represented the black voice in
America for over 187 years and we want to
continue to magnify our mission and work
more closely with the Hip Hop Community
by featuring more articles and ads that speak
directly to Hip Hop Citizens,” says NNPA
Chairman Cloves Campbell.
“Joining forces is monumental on so
many levels, as DJs our platform influences
what the masses hear, as the Black Press they
influence what the masses think. What better combination of forces to help move and
influence the NEXT generation of not only
consumers, but future leaders. I’m proud
to be part of the template of this historic
venture,” states Manny ‘Maddog’ Ayala, an
original Core DJ.
Hip Hop and R&B Artists can submit
music for the Road to the Core Song Submission Contest. Winners will be announced
at the 10th Anniversary Conference May 2
through May 5.
To read this story in its entirety and for
more info on contest rules and submissions
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team 10 years ago, but thought the league
needed more stability at the time. “We have
the opportunity to do it right,” he said. The
Atlanta team brings the number of MLS
franchises to 22, in its effort to expand to 25
major cities in 10 years.
MLS commissioner Garber said Atlanta
is the “epicenter of soccer in the Southeast.”
The Commissioner stopped short of saying
Miami is expected to be franchise number
23, but hinted that Miami will need to build
a new stadium before a franchise will be
awarded there. David Beckham announced
in February he intends to purchase an expansion team in Miami.
Blank thinks Atlanta is ripe for soccer
citing the city’s large international population and the recent global matches in Atlanta
at the Georgia Dome which drew more than
68,000 fans for a match between Mexico and
Nigeria, and 54,229 fans who came out last
July for the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals between Panama and Cuba and
Mexico vs. Trinidad/Tobago.
The new Atlanta soccer set up at the stadium will hold 29,322, utilizing less than half
the space needed for football. Team colors
are red, black and gold.
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Mayweather Jr., De La Hoya,
Geffen Interested in Buying
Clippers
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cent. I got to get a solid percentage. Do we
want to buy the Clippers? Yes, we do. We are
very, very interested in buying the Clippers.
We’ll keep the Clippers right where they’re
at. When I’m not boxing, I’m at the games
all the time. We do want to buy the Clippers.
Me and my team do want to buy the Clippers
and we can afford the Clippers.”
Mayweather, an avid sports gambler in
Las Vegas, where he lives, added, “Once I get
ownership in the Clippers I can no longer
bet, so I have to stop that completely.”
Mayweather, whose $73.5 million in
minimum purses for his two fights in 2013
made him the world’s highest-paid athlete,
did not weigh in on the comments that Sterling made, but said his interactions with the
Clippers owner were positive.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Hours after NBA commissioner Adam
Silver banned Los Angeles Clippers owner
Donald Sterling for life and said he would
urge league owners to force Sterling to sell
the team, boxers Floyd Mayweather Jr. and
Oscar De La Hoya stepped up publicly
and expressed interest in buying the team,
reports ESPN.com
Mayweather, who is a regular at Clippers
and Lakers games, said he was serious about
his interest and that he had spoken with his
adviser, Al Haymon, about teaming with
Mayweather Promotions chief executive
Leonard Ellerbe, Golden Boy Promotions
chief executive Richard Schaefer and possibly others to make a bid for the Clippers.
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“I called Al today about that to see if me,
Leonard and Al, and hopefully Richard and
a couple of other guys, a couple other of my
billionaire guys, we can come together and
see what we can come up with,” Mayweather
said. “Hopefully, we can do it, and it’s not
just talk.
“With me, I can’t come in talking about
Mayweather only gonna get 3 percent, 4 per-
“Donald Sterling, he’s been getting a lot
of negative press and my thing is this — I
don’t have nothing negative to say about this
guy,” Mayweather said. “He’s always treated
me with the utmost respect. He has always
invited me to games, always. Has always
told me, ‘Floyd, I want you to sit right next
to me and my wife.’ I don’t know about the
[alleged] mistress. But I’m talking about him
and the wife.”
Billionaire and former music and film
mogul David Geffen also could be a candidate, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The potential buyers could include several
other of the world’s wealthiest men.
Magic Johnson, Mark Walter and their
Guggenheim Partners group in the billion-dollar purchase of the Los Angeles
Dodgers also are possible bidders, while
real-estate tycoon Rick Caruso has indicated
interest.
For Mayweather, his own past issues with
making racist remarks could prove to be a
hurdle, as could his history of legal troubles
and his affinity for gambling — he has been
known to often wager six-figure amounts on
NBA games.
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by Jesse Jackson
RACE AND BEYOND: CALLING FOUL
AGAINST RACISM IN THE NBA
It’s easy — and justifiable — to join the posse
that saddled up to ride Donald Sterling right out
of the National Basketball Association.
The now infamous audio tape of Sterling
telling his girlfriend that, among other things, he
didn’t want her bringing black people, specifically
former Los Angeles Lakers’ star and entrepreneur
Magic Johnson, to watch his team play.
Blow the whistle, ref! That’s a blatant foul! Get
him out of the game!
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver did exactly
that when he ordered the Clippers’ owner banned
for life from the NBA and fined him $2.5 million.
Additionally, Silver said he would seek to have
Sterling’s ownership stripped from him by a twothirds vote of the league’s 30 team owners.
By shooting off his mouth, albeit in what he
thought was a private environment, Sterling, who
is white and Jewish, made clear that he doesn’t
believe black people are his equal. At one point in
the recording, he sounds like an antebellum slave
owner, saying of the black Clippers players:
So, yes, Sterling deserves the widespread condemnation coming from across the nation. There was
a long line of people who called foul, including
the offended Magic Johnson; fellow NBA team
owner and former Chicago Bulls star Michael
Jordan; and current Miami Heat player LeBron
James, who said there was “no room” in the NBA
for Sterling if the allegations against him turned
out to be true. The line even included President
Barack Obama, who called the comments “ignorant” and expressed his belief that the NBA will
appropriately punish Sterling.
Amid all the hyperbolic and angry reactions,
however, some practical issues loomed over the
entire sad episode. At the top of the list is the
simple matter of due process. Sterling has broken
no criminal laws. He voiced his backward-looking
opinions during what he surely thought was a
private conversation, and he had no expectation
of enduring the public embarrassment he has.
He’s not going to jail over this matter.
So what is the appropriate response to a man
with a 19th-century opinion of African Americans? Can — or should — the NBA’s other owners
appropriate Sterling’s property because he, in
effect, embarrassed them?
The pressure built up for Silver to act swiftly
and decisively. In the hours leading up to his news
conference, Clippers players, coaches, and fans
were demanding Sterling’s immediate ouster from
among the 30 league owners. At that point, as far
as the NBA was concerned, Sterling was a dead
man walking. The sheer power of public outrage
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guaranteed he would have to surrender his team.
Professional basketball is a popular sport worth
billions of dollars globally. Black men dominate
the player ranks, while the owner class is largely
made up of white men. Until last weekend, the
optics of this were largely ignored in the stories
sports lovers regale among themselves. Only the
outliers dared say what is obvious.
New York Times reporter William C. Rhoden
was one of them. His 2006 book $40 Million
Slaves captured the dilemma of black professional athletes. Are they heroes and role models
of American success, or are they overpriced
servants, playing games that make rich men even
more wealthy? Upon the publication of his book
eight years ago, few Americans listened or seemed
to care when Rhoden talked about this subject.
But now, the tape of Sterling is forcing overdue
examination and a coast-to-coast conversation.
Surely, that can’t be good for the NBA’s narrative,
which tells the story of black ballplayers living the
high life off the largess of white men, “owners,”
who boast in closed-door arguments with their
mistresses that they pay for their boys’ “food, and
clothes, and cars, and houses.”
In short, the league could not afford to have
a self-identified racist leading one of its profit
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EMBARRASSING, BUT REAL THREAT
TO EQUAL RIGHTS IS FROM
SUPREME COURT, CONGRESS
“Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on,” goes
the refrain of a famous song from the civil rights
movement. We marched for freedom — for new
laws that would end segregation, guarantee equal
rights, enforce voting rights, and provide affirmative
actions to help correct decades of being locked out
or left out. We couldn’t let lunatic sheriffs or Klan
rallies or jail distract us. We had to keep our eyes on
the prize and hold on.
That advice applies today where public expression of racial animus can distract from the far more
serious legal reverses equal rights has suffered.
First we had the rancher and conservative folk
hero Cliven Bundy embarrassing himself and his
right-wing allies with his foolishness about “the
Negro,” suggesting that African Americans might
have been “better off as slaves.”
Bundy dismissed blacks as “on government
subsidy.” This from a man who had fed his cows off
federal land without paying grazing fees for decades,
a “government subsidy” he has no intention of
repaying. Then we had the tape of the loathsome
and unprintable rant of L.A. Clippers owner Donald
Sterling telling his girlfriend, who had posted a
photo on Instagram of herself with Magic Johnson,
“It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that
you’re associating with black people,” he said. When
she says she admires Magic, Sterling tells her to
admire him privately, “but don’t put him on an Instagram for the world to see so they have to call me.
And don’t bring him to my games.” Sterling, who
has a bad reputation for racism, didn’t deny making
the statement, only stating that the remarks aren’t
“consistent with” his views.
The views of these two clowns are generating a
flood of press, TV commentary, satire, late night
humor and more. They should be dealt with.
Sensibly, leaders of the right — at least in the guise
of Fox News and Senator Rand Paul — seem to be
abandoning Bundy. Leading NBA figures — LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Chris
Paul, Doc Rivers and many more — stepped up to
denounce Sterling and urge the NBA to act.
It is important that these statements be challenged. But what Sterling or Bundy say or believe
doesn’t much matter in the scheme of things. There
will always be people scarred by racist attitudes. We
have to keep our eyes on the prize.
And that is what is happening to the law. The
gang of five conservative justices on the Supreme
Court has disemboweled the Voting Rights Act,
making prior review more difficult. This comes as
right-wing governors and legislators are passing
harsh laws designed clearly to make voting harder
­— limiting when the polls are open, demanding
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official ID, purging voter files, abandoning same
day registration, outlawing voting on Sunday, when
black churches could organize parishioners to take
their “souls to the polls.”
The Supreme Court majority is continuing to roll
back affirmative action, most recently endorsing
a state ban on affirmative action in Michigan. The
inevitable result is that African-Americans will have
less access to higher education, and a harder time
getting through previously locked doors. Affirmative
action, ironically, was the mildest reform measure. It
was proposed instead of reparations and instead of
quotas. Where African-Americans had been locked
out of colleges, factory floors or executive suites,
where the informal networks of association and
advantage excluded them, affirmative steps had to be
taken with real effect to open doors.
In Washington and state legislatures, the assault
on the safety net and on opportunity continues.
Twenty-four states have refused to expand Medicaid
even though the federal government will pay all the
costs in the first years. People of color are disproportionately the victims. Republicans just passed
a budget out of the House that targets more than
two-thirds of its drastic cuts from programs for
poor and low-wage workers. Education and training
will take a big hit. Pell grants get cut. And if they
have their way, in 10 years, 40 million people would
be deprived of health insurance — from repealing Obamacare, privatizing Medicare and gutting
Medicaid.
Policing the remarks of the likes of Bundy and
Sterling is necessary. We don’t want openly racist
views to be acceptable in this society. But we should
not focus only on two nutty postmen and lose sight
of what’s going on at the post office. Bundy and Sterling embarrass themselves. The Supreme Court and
Congress are making changes in the law that will
deprive millions of opportunity and equal justice.
We should keep our eyes on the prize, and hold on.
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permissible ng interest of obtainin y and inure to the bene t
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discuss
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around the
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ss
that flow fromorities. There is nothing
riers against sures that the majority, e to ensure its success.
units und
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real estate deve
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n the UniversiElena Kagan ia Sotomayor, the first Ginsburg, wrote a pow
of racial min
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ness leaders, tation projects are mak
Justice Son Justice Ruth Bader
ry that info tituthe two.”
court comes for affirmative action
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— where thee female student, chal meeting with In a rece t, Mary Sue Coleman
ng opinion
to work and all week to highlight
landmark Pon with housing, reta etary Foxx spoke abou it
highlight infraomic growth and Ame
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of Michigan
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the country e we can make if we
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n’s plan to surface transportatio infratation need
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tional guar Constitution does not guarantee them mea
university’s ent Union this year ents describe as a clim
de
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the
mit to the futuus meet the transpor is expected to inclu
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make it bett
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process, it does
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majority may ps permanently, forc uit of its goals — here
d
politan Atla ntown Atlanta Streetca
ng
of
minority grou ue obstacles in purs onably be accomplishe
highest-rankistatement in the wake
and the dow
cannot reas
surmount uniq
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mayor wrote.
diversity that
educational -neutral measures,” Sotoof the voters … to do
through race permitting a majority
by
ay,
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provide
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efficiency andadding
America Bu
safety and
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t of Invest in
and Presiden
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structure netw
pact as par
etary Foxx e this vision
ss to ladders
this year. In
Economic Im
greater acce Later this month, Secr
will mak
open later options
hts Project’s
sit
expected to
repairing and
Congress that
the deficit.
dre Smith
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